Speaker can be removed by the Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by an effective majority (>50% of total strength excluding vacancies) of the house as per Articles 94 and 96. The Speaker is also removed on being disqualified for being Lok Sabha member under sections 7 and 8 of Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Q. Who is the current whip in Congress?
Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland is the current Democratic Whip.
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- Q. Who is the current whip in Congress?
- Q. What is the biggest thing that you need to know the House of Representatives is responsible for?
- Q. What are the functions of the Speaker of the House quizlet?
- Q. How does one become the Speaker of the House quizlet?
- Q. What do floor leaders do quizlet?
- Q. What role does the leadership play in running the House quizlet?
- Q. What are the roles of the congressional leaders?
- Q. What are the main responsibilities of the speaker majority leader and majority whip quizlet?
- Q. Who is presiding officer of the Senate whenever the vice president is not present?
- Q. Who is leader of the Senate if there is a tie?
Q. What is the biggest thing that you need to know the House of Representatives is responsible for?
As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch.
Q. What are the functions of the Speaker of the House quizlet?
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the House and the leader of its majority party. He/she keeps order and chairs most sessions. No member can speak without being recognized by the Speaker. He/she interprets and applies rules and procedures, refers bills to committees and puts motions to a vote.
Q. How does one become the Speaker of the House quizlet?
the Speaker is elected from those candidates by a majority vote of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Typically, the nominee from the majority party wins the election.
Q. What do floor leaders do quizlet?
Floor leaders: Members of the House and Senate picked to carry out party decisions and steer legislative action to meet party goals.
Q. What role does the leadership play in running the House quizlet?
What roles does the leadership play in running the house? Leadership SHS committee assignments, shapes the house’s agenda and debates, and enforces party discipline.
Q. What are the roles of the congressional leaders?
The leaders are in positions to act as clearing houses for their respective party memberships as to the status of pending legislation; the majority leader commonly posts the Senate on such matters. The work with the agents of their party to secure cooperation and unity in carrying out the party’s legislative program.
Q. What are the main responsibilities of the speaker majority leader and majority whip quizlet?
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- Speaker of the House.
- Role is defined by history and tradition: – Schedules legislation for floor consideration. – Plans legislative agendas. – Consults with members. – Works to advance goals of majority party.
- House Majority Whip. Duties: – Assist the floor leader. – Ensure member attendance.
Q. Who is presiding officer of the Senate whenever the vice president is not present?
When the vice president is absent, the president pro tempore presides over the Senate.
Q. Who is leader of the Senate if there is a tie?
“The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided” (U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 3). Since 1789, 272 tie-breaking votes have been cast.
